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    Armed man barricaded in Henry County home with young child, police say
    About 375 pounds of heroin was seized in Atlanta recently by federal agents and local law enforcement.
    Crime & Public Safety| 3h ago
    $8M worth of heroin, cocaine, pot seized in massive Atlanta drug bust
    A Coweta County deputy helped prevent a 93-year-old man from being scammed out of $14,000.
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    Georgia deputy prevented 93-year-old man from being scammed out of $14K
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    Cops: 19-year-old faces felony after hitting deputy during Coweta stop...
    A DeKalb County K-9 was shot and killed by a deputy while searching for a rape suspect Tuesday afternoon in southwest Atlanta, authorities said.
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    DeKalb K-9 shot, killed by deputy during search for rape suspect
    Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary in Locust Grove rescued more than 180 Chihuahua-breed dogs with the help of law enforcement from a property in Butts County.
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    Chihuahuas ‘literally coming out of the kitchen cabinets’ in Georgia...
    Joslyn Stinchcomb, 15, is being treated for her injuries at Grady Memorial Hospital, where she faces multiple surgeries, her family said.
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    ’By the grace of God’: Barrow teenager survives attack by pit bulls
    Charmaine Turner, mother of Secoriea Turner, is comforted by her mother, Shanta Turner, left, as she becomes emotional during the home-going service for Secoriea Turner at New Calvary Missionary Church in Atlanta's Sylvan Hills community, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. On July 4, 8-year-old Secoriea was shot dead by armed civilians in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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    One month later, suspects still at large in Secoriea Turner’s death
    The 39-year-old was struck by a tractor-trailer after her car broke down on the side of I-75 in Monroe County.
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    Butts County woman struck, killed after car breaks down on I-75
    A 31-year-old federal inmate died Monday morning after he was found unresponsive at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, authorities said.
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    Inmate dies at Atlanta’s federal penitentiary
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    Cobb woman faces arson charge after fight with boyfriend
    A monthslong child pornography investigation led to the arrests of 10 people in Clayton County last week, including two suspects who were accused of child molestation in the past.
    Crime & Public Safety
    10 charged in Clayton County child pornography sting
    The Atlanta City Council on Monday approved legislation that penalizes those who attend street racing events.
    Crime & Public Safety
    Watching street racing in Atlanta could lead to $1,000 fine, jail time
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    Crime & Public Safety
    Within hours, 3 shootings take place in Newton County
    In a screen shot from Facebook video purportedly taken early Sunday morning at Ware State Prison, inmates help one of their own who was hurt in a riot.
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    Guards: South Georgia prison riot a bad omen for other facilities
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    79-year-old woman killed in multi-vehicle crash in DeKalb
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    Georgia Superior Court judge cleared of domestic violence charges
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    Man charged with girlfriend’s murder after claiming she shot herself
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    Man sought in LetGo app robbery in South Fulton
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    3 injured in shooting in Gwinnett County
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    Street racing crackdown continues after nearly 100 cars block Atlanta...
    Shannon Lamar Scott
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    Report: Man arrested in Alabama after motel shooting in LaGrange
    Authorities said a man admitted to doing doughnuts in a parking deck at The Battery Atlanta.
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    Man wanted on felony, accused of doing doughnuts at The Battery for...
    Titayanna Phillips
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    Bond denied for murder suspect accused of ramming car with her child...
    Investigators believe Louis Garcia-Palacio died as a result of injuries sustained during an altercation with another inmate at Telfair State Prison.
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    4th Georgia prisoner killed in suspected homicide this month
    Marquez Shaefer
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    Man charged with murder in brother’s shooting death in DeKalb
    Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information on the shooting of an 8-year-old boy and a teenager Friday afternoon in DeKalb County.
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    $10K reward offered after 8-year-old hit, teen grazed by gunfire in...
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    Athens police justified in use of force against protesters, internal...
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    Spalding deputy leaving hospital 3 weeks after suffering spinal break...
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    Cops: Fake Gwinnett car dealership owner swindles woman out of SUV
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    Years after dying in police custody, Georgia man’s autopsy changed to...
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    Man in critical condition after shootout at DeKalb gas station
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    2nd man arrested in monthslong Middle Georgia meth investigation
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    Road rage shooting leaves woman dead in Clayton County
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    UPDATE: Police ID 3-year-old who fatally shot himself in SW Atlanta
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    Man’s body found in shallow water behind Atlanta home
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    Columbus woman charged with 27 felonies after stealing from employer,...
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